For the Choson (Groom)

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. The niddah state commences when blood leaves the womb _____.

   only if it is due to the monthly menstrual cyclefor any reason, including spotting and giving birth

2. Even a minute amount of blood coming from the womb causes the niddah state.

   truefalse

3. Blood from the womb causes the niddah state, even if it is dry.

   truefalse

4. All the prohibitions of niddah, including affectionate touching and yichud, apply to an unmarried woman who has begun menstruating.

   truefalse

5. The scriptural punishment of excision, kores, associated with niddah is applicable _____.

   only after marriageeven before marriage

6. The niddah state, as scripturally defined, is intrinsically connected to a physical sensation, hargasha.

   truefalse

7. Which is considered a menstrual sensation, hargasha?

   nausea/stomach achesthe womb expelling blood/blood flowing into the vagina

8. When a wife feels the sensation of the uterus opening she _____.

   immediately enters a state of niddahis to check within about two minutes

9. A wife who felt a menstrual sensation, hargasha, and didn't check remains pure.

   truefalse

10. The wife is in doubt whether she has had a sensation, hargasha, or not. She did not check. In such a case, she _____.

    enters the niddah statedoes not enter the niddah state

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. The niddah state caused by finding a stain is _____ in origin.

   scripturalrabbinic

2. By definition, a stain, kesem, implies it was not accompanied with the sensation (hargasha) usually associated with menstruation.

   truefalse

3. Blood found on an examination cloth _____ categorized as a stain, kesem.

   isis not

4. Can a stain sometimes be attributed to an outside [of the body] source?

   yesno

5. Staining can render a woman niddah regardless of whether she is post-menopausal, pregnant, or nursing.

   truefalse

6. Stains almost always render a wife niddah, therefore it is superfluous to ask a Rabbi concerning each incident.

   truefalse

7. A stain, kesem, smaller than _____ does not result in the woman's becoming impure.

   a peaa dime

8. Stains of these colors cause the niddah state: _____.

   black/redyellow/green

9. The shape of stains determines if they are pure or impure.

   truefalse

10. During the permissible times it is preferable to wear _____ underwear.

    coloredwhite

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. A woman who became niddah remains so until immersing in a mikveh, in accordance with halacha, even if many years have passed.

   truefalse

2. The husband is _____ be lenient in some of the laws of separation in order to persuade his wife to immerse in the mikveh.

   forbidden topermitted to

3. A couple feels sure that leniency regarding one of the laws of separation will not create any feelings of intimacy whatsoever. Are they permitted to be lenient in that particular law?

   yesno

4. Direct body contact is _____.

   permittedforbidden

5. Holding a common object which does not move, e.g. a table, is _____.

   permittedforbidden

6. The husband's touching the clothing being worn by his niddah wife, or vice versa, is _____.

   permittedforbidden

7. Tossing an object one to the other is _____.

   permittedforbidden

8. Eating on the same table is permissible when _____.

   they began eating at different timesthey place an object between them

9. It is _____ for the husband to smell perfume on his niddah wife's body.

   permittedforbidden

10. To hear one's niddah wife singing is _____.

    permittedforbidden

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. The word mikveh translates as _____.

   a running body of watera gathered body of water

2. _____ gathered in one place is a mikveh.

   Tap water as long as it has run over earthNatural falling rain water

3. The amount of water sufficient to be called a mikveh is _____.

   scripturalrabbinic

4. Someone who has entered the niddah state _____,

   does not leave it, even if many years have passed until she has immersed in a mikveh according to halachaleaves it after beginning menopause

5. Chabad custom sees the "otzar" saving pool _____ the mikveh pool.

   next tobeneath

6. In mikvehs built according to other poskim the "otzar" saving pool is _____.

   next to the mikveh poolunder the mikveh pool

7. There is _____ intermingling of otzar water and immersion pool water in mikvehs built according to the Chabad custom.

   increasedreduced

8. Regarding mikvehs with the "otzar" saving pool on the side, the connecting aperture is to be _____ at least in diameter.

   three inchessix inches

9. The aperture connecting the two pools thus making a "kosher" mikveh is _____ to be opened on Shabbos.

   allowedforbidden

10. It is sufficient to ensure the "mikveh-lady" has been given one time directions.

    False, her knowledge should be refreshed periodicallyTrue, her experience in the field suffices

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. Marital relations are forbidden in a room with holy objects or books.

   truefalse

2. For marital relations to be permitted in a room with holy objects or books, these must be covered with _____ coverings.

   twothree

3. A mezuzah on the outside of a door _____ to be covered to permit marital relations.

   needsdoes not need

4. A mezuzah on the inside of a door _____ to be covered to permit marital relations.

   needsdoes not need

5. When necessary, how many coverings does the mezuzah require to permit marital relations?

   onetwo

6. On Shabbos, it is _____ to cover holy books or objects to permit marital relations.

   forbiddenpermissible

7. To allow marital relations in a room in which there is sefer Torah, _____.

   a room divider must be in placea room divider must be in place, and the sefer Torah must be covered

8. A room divider must be at least _____ high to permit marital relations.

   16 inches (40 cm.)32 inches (80 cm.)

9. The room divider which permits marital relations _____ be opaque.

   needs todoes not need to

10. Is putting a room divider which permits marital relations in place permitted on Shabbos?

    yesno

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. Marital relations on Friday night, in the eyes of cha"zal, is _____.

   praiseworthyconsidered a detraction from the holiness of Shabbos

2. Does the prohibition of marital relations on Yom Kippur extend to other activities?

   yesno

3. Are husband and wife permitted to touch one another on Yom Kippur?

   yesno

4. When do the limitations on behavior between husband and wife on Yom Kippur begin?

   From briefly prior to sunset, (the time called tosefos Yom Tov)From sunset

5. Beyond marital relations, are there any other prohibitions on Tisha BeAv?

   No, the only prohibitions regarding husband and wife involve marital relationsYes, there are further prohibitions governing touching and other areas

6. Husband and wife are _____ to sleep in the same bed on Tisha B'Av.

   permittedforbidden

7. Are there any leniencies, in the prohibitions between husband and wife, regarding the day of Tisha BeAv in contrast to the night?

   No, both times are equally strictYes, according to most opinions if there is a need one may be lenient regarding touching one's wife during the day

8. When Tisha BeAv falls on Friday evening _____.

   marital relations are permittedit is customary to refrain from marital relations

9. On the night of the mikveh it is _____.

   obligatory to perform the marital relationspraiseworthy to perform the marital relations

10. On the eve of Rosh Chodesh, performing the marital duties is _____.

    praiseworthy similar to Shabbosconsidered a detraction from the holiness of the day

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. Prior to the wedding night, bride and groom refrain from seeing one another for _____ days.

   fiveseven

2. The precaution of bride and groom not seeing one another prior to the wedding _____.

   includes during the daytimedoes not include during the daytime

3. In preparation for the wedding night, the bride must go through the identical procedure, i.e. hefsek taharah, seven white days, hafifah, immersion, as during married life.

   truefalse

4. It is _____ to schedule the wedding for a night the bride will be pure.

   preferablemandatory

5. Preparing for the wedding, the bride _____ to wait the usual five days from when she feels bleeding has stopped until performing the hefsek tahara.

   does not needneeds

6. Choose the most correct statement.

   It is best when the immersion is the night before the wedding, however a gap of up to seven nights is customaryIt is best when the immersion is the night before the wedding, however a gap of up to four nights is customary

7. The last of the seven white days fell out on the wedding day.

   There is no choice, immersion is delayed until the following dayThey should try to arrange the chupah for an hour late enough to allow her to immerse in the evening before the chupah

8. It is preferable, from a halachic standpoint, to complete marital relations the night of the chupah.

   truefalse

9. The choson _____ be told before the chupah if the bride is niddah.

   shouldneedn't

10. When the wife is niddah on the night of the wedding, do the laws of separation apply?

    Yes, until she immersesNo, not at all

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. The responsibility to record the ongoing menstrual appearance and its cessation is _____.

   rabbinic in originscriptural in origin

2. A wife who is certain that she intuitively knows when her menstruation will appear _____.

   can suffice with this knowledge, and needn't record her menstrual cyclesmust, nonetheless, record her cycles and calculate according to halacha

3. Regarding these laws, daytime and nighttime are considered from _____.

   daybreak (alos hashacha,) to nightfall (tzetz hakochovim)sunset (shkiya,) to sunrise (netz)

4. To observe these laws it is necessary to calculate according to the Hebrew, lunar, calendar.

   truefalse

5. The examination on these dates is _____.

   exactly the same as that performed for the hefsek taharamore lenient than that performed for the hefsek tahara

6. Blood found during one of these examinations _____.

   requires the same minimum size as a stain, kesemhas no minimum size

7. The Monthly Cycle represents _____.

   the regularity of menstruation on a thirty day cyclethe affect of the lunar cycle on menstruation

8. On the Monthly Cycle separation is observed for _____.

   24 hoursa day or night

9. The Interval Cycle, according to Chabad custom, reflects the number of half days (onahs,) from _____.

   the onset of one menstruation to the onset of the nextthe hefsek tahara to the onset of the next menstruation

10. Which general rule is correct?

    A shorter cycle erases a longer oneA longer cycle erases a shorter one

2. Review: 10 questions 0 of 10 answered

1. Does the onset of contractions require behaving as if the wife is niddah?

   yesno

2. Contractions have progressed to the point where the wife finds it difficult to walk, and asks for assistance. Does the wife enter the niddah state?

   yesno

3. The amniotic sac's bursting _____.

   causes the niddah statedoes not necessarily cause the niddah state

4. Birth causes the niddah state.

   truefalse

5. The husband _____ be present in the same room with his wife during delivery.

   shouldshould not

6. After the birth of a daughter which of the following best describes what's required prior to immersing in the mikveh?

   Hefsek tahara, seven white daysHefsek tahara, seven white days, immersion, as long as the immersion is at least fourteen days after the birth

7. Do all the laws of separation observed during menstruation apply after birth as well?

   yesno

8. Is the niddah state caused by birth considered when calculating the next anticipated menstruation (vestos)?

   yesno

9. Does a miscarriage result in the niddah state?

   yesno

10. Which of the following is true regarding a miscarriage which occurred up to and including the fortieth day of pregnancy?

    The wife waits at least fourteen days, performs a hefsek tahara, counts the seven white days and immerses in the mikvehThe wife performs a hefsek tahara as soon as bleeding has ceased, counts the seven white days and immerses in the mikveh